Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reached hazardous levels on Wednesday, which was also the auspicious day of Karwa Chauth. While smog covered the national capital, the festivities still continued. Suresh Raina, the former India cricket team batsman, tweeted an adorable photo of him and his wife, Priyanka but he also targeted the Delhi Smog. In the photo, Priyanka is seen breaking her fast as she observes the moon. Immediately, Raina tweeted, “Dear Delhi, are you able to see the moon yet? I only see the smog!" he tweeted, with the hashtags #DelhiPollution and #KarwaChauth. The tweet garnered plenty of response with users agreeing to Suresh Raina’s tweet.
Some users stated that this was a health emergency and that they were suffering. With the rise in stubble burning and the onset of the festive season, a spike in air pollution levels was observed in the Delhi-NCR region for the fourth consecutive day, as per the data from Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).People in Delhi-NCR breathed poisonous air on Wednesday as the air quality index in the region recorded at 999 meaning 'severe' category. Even before Diwali festival, AQI index has reached dangerous level. While in Delhi the AQI level was recorded at 874, it exceeded 999 in Noida, whereas in Ghaziabad the AQI level reached 767 mark. Air quality index in Greater Noida was recorded at 438, while it was 516 in Gurugram. Weather Department has warned the people of Delhi that there will not be any relief from air pollution in the coming days.
Raina does not play IPL 2020
Suresh Raina announced his retirement on August 15, 2020 along with MS Dhoni. The left-hander was supposed to play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2020 but he had to pull out due to personal reasons. It was reported that the coronavirus outbreak in the Chennai Super Kings team, combined with the murder of his uncle in Pathankot, reportedly contributed to Raina’s decision to not play in the IPL. Chennai Super Kings failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time in their history.
Raina played 226 One-Day International matches and scored over 5,500 runs. He hit five centuries and 36 half-centuries in the 50-over format. Raina was also the first Indian batsman to hit centuries in all three formats of the game.
